The Why and the How Twitter Makes Sports so Much Better
Jan 27, 2014; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Milwaukee Bucks forward Khris Middleton (22) and Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin (32) argue during the second quarter at BMO Harris Bradley Center. Both players were called for technical fouls. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
4. Trash Talk at Its Finest
Have you ever wondered if athletes talk trash their opponents? They must, right?
We all know for a fact that they aren’t all perfect gentlemen or gentlewomen, and they don’t only talk in the pre-rehearsed phrases they say to the sideline reporter before the game or at halftime. Well, Twitter has an answer to all your questions. Athletes do talk trash, and Twitter makes it all wonderfully visible and public.
Take the case of Cardale Jones and Joakim Noah. Recently the Chicago Bulls were going head to head against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Playoffs, and apparently Noah got heated enough to drag a little old school college rivalry into the mix.
Noah on bench watching Cardale Jones on the public address mic mouthed, "you ain't in the SEC"
— Anthony Lima (@SportsBoyTony) May 7, 2015
Noah played his college ball at the University of Florida, a school that has a very colored and eventful history with the very Ohio State Buckeyes that Jones plays for. Unsurprisingly, Jones took offense to the shade Noah was throwing.
@JoakimNoah watch yo mouth before I give you these hands chump
— Cardale Jones (@CJ1two) May 7, 2015
I'm at @JoakimNoah neck the rest of the series for that comment
— Cardale Jones (@CJ1two) May 7, 2015
Noah’s response?
Joakim on Cardale Jones: "I didn't know who that was til this morning."
— jon greenberg (@jon_greenberg) May 7, 2015
Keep it up, boys. It’s these cross-sports feuds that give sports fans life. Our biggest thanks to Twitter for making it all visible.
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